H.R. 6447

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6447 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6447

To impose sanctions with respect to persons that operate in a sector of 
the economy of the People's Republic of China in which the person has 
engaged in a pattern of significant theft of the intellectual property 
of a United States person, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 4, 2025

Mr. Kennedy of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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A BILL

To impose sanctions with respect to persons that operate in a sector of 
the economy of the People's Republic of China in which the person has 
engaged in a pattern of significant theft of the intellectual property 
of a United States person, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Combatting China's Pilfering of 
Intellectual Property Act'' or the ``CCP IP Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS RELATED TO THE THEFT OF INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY.

(a) In General.--The President shall impose the sanctions described 
in subsection (b) with respect to each person described in subsection 
(c) that the President determines, on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act, operates in a sector of the economy of the People's Republic 
of China in which the person--
(1) has engaged in a pattern of significant theft of the 
intellectual property of a United States person; or
(2) has received the intellectual property of a United 
States person through a pattern of significant theft engaged in 
by other persons.
(b) Sanctions Imposed.--The sanctions described in this subsection 
are the following:
(1) Asset blocking.--The exercise of all powers granted to 
the President by the International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block 
and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in 
property of a person described in subsection (a) if such 
property and interests in property are in the United States, 
come within the United States, or are or come within the 
possession or control of a United States person.
(2) Aliens ineligible for visas, admission, or parole.--
(A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien 
described in subsection (a) is--
(i) inadmissible to the United States;
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 
documentation to enter the United States; and
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 
or paroled into the United States or to receive 
any other benefit under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(B) Current visas revoked.--
(i) In general.--The issuing consular 
officer, the Secretary of State, or the 
Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee 
of one of such Secretaries) shall, in 
accordance with section 221(i) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1201(i)), revoke any visa or other entry 
documentation issued to an alien who the 
Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland 
Security (or a designee of one of such 
Secretaries) determines is described in 
subsection (a), regardless of when the visa or 
other documentation is issued.
(ii) Effect of revocation.--A revocation 
under clause (i) shall take effect immediately 
and shall automatically cancel any other valid 
visa or entry documentation that is in the 
alien's possession.
(c) Persons Described.--A person described in this subsection is 
one of the following:
(1) An individual who--
(A) is a national of the People's Republic of China 
or acting at the direction of a national of the 
People's Republic of China or an entity described in 
paragraph (2); and
(B) is not a United States person.
(2) An entity that is--
(A) organized under the laws of the People's 
Republic of China or of any jurisdiction within the 
People's Republic of China;
(B) owned or controlled by individuals who are 
nationals of the People's Republic of China; or
(C) owned or controlled by an entity described in 
subparagraph (A) that is not a United States person.
(d) Penalties; Implementation.--
(1) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of 
subsection (b)(1) or any regulation, license, or order issued 
to carry out that subsection shall be subject to the penalties 
set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to 
the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act 
described in subsection (a) of that section.
(2) Implementation.--The President may exercise all 
authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 
205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) for purposes of carrying out this 
section.
(e) Waiver.--The President may waive the imposition of sanctions 
under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis with respect to a person 
if the President--
(1) certifies to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate that such waiver is in the national 
security interests of the United States; and
(2) includes a justification for such certification.
(f) Termination of Sanctions.--The President may terminate 
sanctions imposed under subsection (a) with respect to a person if the 
President certifies to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
that such person is no longer engaging in efforts to steal intellectual 
property of United States persons.
(g) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that specifies each person the 
President determines meets the criteria described in subsection (a) for 
the imposition of sanctions.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Admitted; alien.--The terms ``admitted'' and ``alien'' 
have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
(2) United states person.--The term ``United States 
person'' means--
(A) an individual who is a United States citizen or 
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to 
the United States; or
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the 
United States or of any jurisdiction within the United 
States.

SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON ISSUANCE OF VISAS.

(a) Restriction.--The Secretary of State may not issue a visa to, 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall deny entry to the United 
States of, each of the following:
(1) Senior officials in the Chinese Communist Party, 
including the Politburo, the Central Committee, and each 
delegate to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist 
Party.
(2) The spouses and children of the senior officials 
described in paragraph (1).
(3) Members of the cabinet of the Government of the 
People's Republic of China.
(4) Active duty members of the People's Liberation Army of 
China.
(b) Applicability.--The restriction under subsection (a) shall not 
apply for any year in which the President certifies to the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate that the Government of the People's Republic of 
China has ceased sponsoring, funding, facilitating, and actively 
working to support efforts to infringe on the intellectual property 
rights of citizens and entities of the United States.
(c) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress 
a report that--
(1) details the efficacy of visa screening mechanisms to 
mitigate intellectual property theft by the People's Republic 
of China; and
(2) includes a list of research institutions associated 
with the People's Liberation Army and the Ministry of State 
Security of the People's Republic of China.
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